LOL. We humans only think we are in charge.
We tried hard to crate train our dog. He was only 3 lbs at 3 months and would throw himself against the metal crate until he popped the top and jumped out. Did this twice. Moved him to the mudroom with a baby gate which he hurdled. Yes, 3 lbs is a short dog. With each escape he would come running up proudly to our bedroom to show us how smart he was. Sleeping alone was not in his past, nor in his future if we wanted peace. We justified it with not wanting him to get hurt.
Whenever he needed something, he would just come and sit in front of us with the stupid human look until we figured out what he needed. Not a vocal dog, he would simply sit there, backing away if we tried to pet him or gave him some sort of attention he wasn’t looking for. He was very patient in his efforts to train his stupid humans. The picture I posted is from one of his stupid human moments.
Our lives were definitely so much richer for him being in it.
IP